Recaps

Diluc rediscovered his trust in his companions while they fought the Abyss Mages, and the group defeated the Hydro Abyss Herald and cleared the Underground Space. They sealed the spatial rift and left it under watch, resolving the threat to Mondstadt for the time being.

• Venti, Jean, Kaeya, Amber, and the others protected Diluc during the battle, and he began trusting them and coordinating with the team.
• Diluc saved Jean from an Ice Spike, then checked that she was unharmed, showing his changed attitude.
• Ellin defeated the Hydro Abyss Herald despite being unable to use large-area attacks in the cramped space.
• Ellin joined the others, and together they killed all six hundred Abyss Mages in the Underground Space.
• Venti explained that the rift would not close until its pitch-black power was gone, so Ellin sealed the area with a Barrier for patrols to monitor.

After defeating the Abyss Mages, Ellin and the exhausted group camped together in Wolvendom, sharing food and memories around a fire. As the night continued, Razor learned new moves from Ellin, while Diluc reflected on the past and found comfort in the company of his friends.

• Ellin returned to Mondstadt for food and supplies, then organized a campfire picnic in Wolvendom.
• Amber and Jean shared grilled meat with Eula, who ate Amber’s accidentally—or deliberately—spicy skewer and accepted Jean’s juice.
• Ellin taught Razor two Electro techniques, Thunder Dragon Claw and Thunder Dragon Breath, and Razor vowed to grow strong enough to protect Lupical and Ellin.
• Venti drank and reminisced with Andrius, while the King Wolf sat beside him in the woods.
• Diluc watched Kaeya and the others around the campfire, reflected on how his anger toward the Knights had faded, and remembered happier days spent fighting and camping with his comrades.

Diluc found comfort among his companions and explained to Jean why he could not return to the Knights of Favonius, embracing his role as Mondstadt’s Darknight Hero. After returning to the city, he led a new covert squad called [Dawn], while Ellin traveled to Liyue to discuss a partnership with Ningguang.

• Diluc relaxed around the campfire and fell asleep beside his companions.
• Jean apologized for the Knights of Favonius’ past treatment of Diluc, and he explained that Mondstadt needed the Darknight Hero to handle threats the Knights could not address openly.
• Jean thanked Diluc for protecting Mondstadt, while Kaeya secretly listened to their conversation.
• After the group returned to Mondstadt, Jean arranged daily inspections of the Barrier’s rift, and Diluc’s former squad members left the Knights to join him.
• Diluc led [Dawn], a covert squad funded by the Knights of Favonius, which secretly dealt with criminals, corrupt nobles, and foreign spies.
• Ellin traveled to Liyue to discuss a Slime Bra partnership with Ningguang.

Ellin met Ningguang to discuss bringing Slime Bras to Liyue, and Ningguang explained the product’s vast market potential and proposed a profit-sharing deal. Ellin rejected the proposed split, leaving the partnership terms unresolved.

• Ningguang welcomed Ellin to her secluded cottage near Yujing Terrace and explained that she went there to rest when weary.
• Ningguang and Ellin agreed to speak as friends and began discussing a partnership to introduce Slime Bras.
• Ningguang argued that Slime Bras could serve half of Teyvat’s human population and promised immense profits if they secured a patent and monopoly.
• Ningguang proposed that she receive twenty percent of the profits, the Knights of Favonius thirty percent, and Ellin the remaining fifty percent.
• Ellin said the proposed profit split was inappropriate, and Ningguang asked whether she thought her fifty percent share was insufficient.

Ellin explained that money should circulate for the public good and asked for only ten percent of the Slime Bra profits, with the rest supporting Liyue and Mondstadt. Her thoughts on giving back helped Ningguang understand why she had sacrificed the Jade Chamber to protect Liyue.

• Ningguang mistakenly thought Ellin was rejecting her offer because she wanted more than half the profits, but Ellin clarified that she considered fifty percent too much.
• Ellin asked for ten percent of the profits and proposed giving ten percent to Mondstadt and thirty percent to Liyue for development.
• Ningguang apologized for misjudging Ellin and asked what made a merchant successful.
• Ellin said respected merchants give back to the people and explained that Ningguang had earned their trust by sacrificing the Jade Chamber for Liyue.
• Ningguang reconsidered her loss of the Jade Chamber and realized that Liyue mattered more to her than the monument to her career.

Ningguang and Ellin agreed to divide the Slime Bra's profits between themselves and the development of Liyue and Mondstadt, then bonded while grilling Chi Tiger Fish. Ellin's cooking unexpectedly moved Ningguang and earned her a system reward, leaving Ellin stunned by the notification.

• Ningguang thanked Ellin for her advice and agreed to put her share of the Slime Bra's profits toward Liyue's development.
• Ningguang and Ellin settled on a profit split: ten percent each for themselves and forty percent each for developing Liyue and Mondstadt.
• Ningguang invited Ellin to a meal, and they grilled Chi Tiger Fish together at the cottage below Mt. Tianheng.
• Ellin and Ningguang tasted each other's grilled fish, and Ningguang was deeply shaken by the flavor of Ellin's cooking.
• The system announced that Ellin had become close friends with Tianquan Ningguang and rewarded her with inventory slots and a Geo Archon Vision, which merged into her demon god core.

Ellin discovered that Ningguang had quickly grown very fond of her after sharing grilled fish, though Ningguang hinted that the meal reminded her of the past. The Slime Bra shop became a huge success in Liyue, and Ellin was revered as the Beauty Goddess.

• Ellin questioned Ningguang about her sudden affection, and Ningguang said the grilled fish reminded her of the past.
• Ningguang asked Ellin to grill more fish, then quietly called her her fairy sister as Ellin left.
• Ningguang opened the Liyue Slime Bra shop and promoted the product as Ellin's gift to women and a source of funding for Liyue's development.
• Women flocked to buy Slime Bras, and many came to revere Ellin as the Beauty Goddess.
• Ellin accepted the title and observed women defending their purchases by claiming they helped develop Liyue and Mondstadt.

Ellin transformed Watatsumi Island into a prosperous tourist destination, established the Grand Sky-Clearing Shrine, and won more worshippers by clearing threats from Inazuma. Months later, Sangonomiya Kokomi told Ellin about the upcoming Watatsumi Spirit-Calling Ceremony and its danger to the Vishaps and Agi.

• Ei funded the construction of the Grand Sky-Clearing Shrine on Watatsumi Island, where Ellin began reforms focused on tourism.
• Ellin led Gorou and Resistance Army troops to eliminate pirates, bandits, and Treasure Hoarders, securing a route to Watatsumi Island and earning the title [Sky-Clearing Shogun].
• Kokomi appointed Neko as Guuji of the Grand Sky-Clearing Shrine, which became a popular destination for worshippers and cat lovers.
• Months later, Kokomi told Ellin about the Watatsumi Spirit-Calling Ceremony, which required heroes to kill Bathysmal Vishaps and retrieve Coral Bloodbranches to awaken the Coral Monarch.
• Ellin learned that the ceremony stopped wild elemental energy from spreading, while the Vishaps’ deaths caused anguish for Agi, the last member of the Envoy Tribe.

Sucrose discovered crops that thrived on wilderness elemental energy, giving Watatsumi Island a way to prosper without killing Vishaps for Coral Bloodbranches. Ellin later freed the imprisoned Vishaps in Enkanomiya and left Agi a letter explaining that the conflict was over and wishing her happiness.

• Sucrose told Ellin and Kokomi that she had cultivated crops able to absorb the strange elemental energy in Watatsumi Island's soil.
• Ellin and Kokomi saw the enormous crops, and Sucrose explained that they were easy to grow and safe to eat.
• Kokomi arranged for island residents to see Sucrose's research, and Watatsumi Island began cultivating the new crops as a valuable specialty.
• The people of Inazuma later worshipped Sucrose as Inari, the god of agriculture, alongside Ellin at the Sky-Clearing Grand Shrine.
• Ellin entered Enkanomiya, left Agi a letter explaining that Watatsumi Island no longer needed Coral Bloodbranches, and freed the Vishaps imprisoned beneath the Dainichi Mikoshi.

Kokomi and Ellin inspected Watatsumi Island and reflected on how Ellin had brought it peace and prosperity. As Kokomi rested beside her, Ellin sensed the seven elements gathered in her Demon God Core and quietly enjoyed the moment.

• Kokomi and Ellin toured a prosperous Watatsumi Island, where tourism and local businesses had flourished after the war ended.
• Kokomi reflected on how Ellin had freed her from the burdens of leadership and let her live as an adviser and close friend.
• After their inspection, Kokomi rested with her head in Ellin's lap while Ellin stroked her hair and looked over the island.
• Ellin noted that Barbara's and Kokomi's shattered Hydro Visions lay nearby, then sensed all seven elemental powers trembling within her Demon God Core.
• Ellin set aside thoughts of her new power and kept Kokomi company in the afternoon quiet.

Ellin visited Ei in Tenshukaku and suggested that they travel to other nations to help Ei rethink eternity. In Mondstadt, Ei saw how happily its people lived and learned that Ellin was the Sun Knight in a bard’s tale about defeating Osial.

• Ellin visited Ei in Tenshukaku, where the Shogun revealed that Ei had made little progress reconsidering eternity.
• Ellin invited Ei to travel beyond Inazuma and see how other nations were governed, and they went to Mondstadt.
• Ei observed Mondstadt’s free and prosperous people and wondered how they could thrive under Barbatos’s hands-off rule.
• Ei and Ellin encountered Venti telling a crowd the story of the Sun Knight’s battle against Osial.
• Ellin told Ei that she was the Sun Knight and that Mondstadt was her homeland.

Ei visited Mondstadt with Ellin, where a resident’s explanation of Barbatos’s care for his people gave her inspiration. Later, during Lantern Rite in Liyue, Ellin noted that the expected disturbances around Guyun Stone Forest had not occurred.

• Ellin bought fruit juice and cream cake for Ei, who enjoyed the treats and asked about ice cream before learning it was unavailable.
• At the Cathedral of Favonius plaza, Ei asked a Mondstadt resident why its people revered Barbatos despite his not governing them.
• The resident explained that Barbatos had freed Mondstadt, returned its freedom to its people, and continued to watch over them during crises.
• Ei reflected on the resident’s words about watching over people and wishes, then told Ellin they had given her inspiration.
• Later, Ellin and Ei walked through Liyue during Lantern Rite, and Ellin noted that Guyun Stone Forest’s waters remained calm despite the expected disturbances.

Ellin took Ei to Liyue during Lantern Rite, where the peaceful celebrations and memorial ceremony stirred Ei’s grief for the loved ones she had lost. Watching Sky Lanterns rise, Ei reflected on Ellin’s words about remembrance and eternity.

• Ellin found that Guyun Stone Forest remained peaceful, with abundant sea life and no sign of Beisht, while the Jade Chamber’s reconstruction continued without urgency.
• Ellin comforted Ei as Lantern Rite crowds reminded her of her lost sister and friends, then explained the festival’s traditions at Yujing Terrace.
• Keqing, Ningguang, and Liyue’s citizens offered incense to Rex Lapis, fallen heroes, and the people working for Liyue’s prosperity.
• Ei watched the incense ceremony from Mt. Tianheng while Ellin sat beside her in silence until nightfall.
• Liyue’s people celebrated with fireworks as Shenhe, Ganyu, Zhongli, Azhdaha, and others gathered to watch.
• Ellin explained that Sky Lanterns guided the souls of fallen heroes and told Ei that people lived on through remembrance, prompting Ei to repeat, “Eternity.”

Ellin brought Ei to reunite with Zhongli and Venti at Qingyun Peak, where they shared Sakura Brew and reminisced. Ei ended the night asking them what it meant to be a god and whether they truly trusted their people to move forward without them.

• After reflecting on eternity atop Mt. Tianheng, Ei told Ellin that their journey had given her much to think about and that she might try to change.
• Ellin took Ei to the floating pavilion above Qingyun Peak, where Ei reunited with Zhongli and Venti.
• Ellin revealed that she had arranged for Ayaka to prepare Sakura Brew, and Ei recognized that Ellin had planned the reunion to support her.
• Ei, Ellin, Zhongli, and Venti drank together and reminisced about the past.
• Ei asked Zhongli and Venti what it meant to be a god, whether Zhongli had made the right choice, and whether they trusted their people to keep moving forward.

Ei questioned whether gods should let humanity advance on its own, and Zhongli and Venti helped her resolve her doubts. She returned to Inazuma with Ellin to see how her nation had changed, ending their outing with photographs taken by Kujou Sara.

• Zhongli told Ei that he had once doubted whether humans could live without gods, but had let Liyue prove its worth and believed gods should watch over humanity as it advanced.
• Zhongli explained that he had signed the Contract to End All Contracts with the Cryo Archon and that gods should witness humanity's age and help it find a new path when it reached its end.
• Venti encouraged Ei to trust her people, and Ei thanked him and Zhongli before deciding to return to Inazuma and look around her nation.
• Ellin and Ei walked through Narukami Island, sampled Dango Milk, and visited Yae Publishing House to read popular light novels.
• Ellin asked Kujou Sara to photograph her and Ei, and Sara took two pictures of them.

Ellin teased Kujou Sara into accepting the rare photograph of herself and Ei by asking her to preserve it, and Sara hurried home to display it as a treasured keepsake. As Ellin and Ei continued through the street, Ei asked Ellin to explain how photography worked.

• Ellin noticed Kujou Sara longing for the photograph and offered it to her, but Sara refused to accept such a precious memento.
• Ellin teased Sara about her admiration for the Shogun, then gave her the photograph and asked her to keep it safe.
• Kujou Sara thanked Ellin and hurried home, where she had the photograph mounted and displayed it prominently.
• Ei praised Ellin for being considerate toward Sara and said she had planned to give Sara her own copy if needed.
• Ei asked Ellin why the photograph contained another version of her and Inazuma, and why everything in it was frozen.

Ei reflected on how her pursuit of eternity had frozen Inazuma and withdrew to reconsider her beliefs. Ellin returned to Watatsumi Island, resumed writing her novel, and gave it a hopeful ending in which Ei learned to respect people's wishes and Boy became a renowned adventurer.

• Ei realized that a motionless world was no different from a frozen photograph and admitted that her pursuit of eternity had been wrong.
• Ei returned to Tenshukaku and announced that she would rest in seclusion, while Ellin went back to Watatsumi Island.
• Kokomi helped Sucrose predict the outcomes of her experiments, and the two became close friends.
• Ellin resumed writing The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me and wrote that Ei lifted the Vision Hunt Decree and sakoku after learning to respect people's wishes.
• In the novel's ending, Boy left Inazuma to pursue his travels, and Ei discovered eight years later that he had become the famous adventurer Ailin.

Ei learned that Ailin had returned to Inazuma, and they reunited after years apart. He spent the rest of his life in peace with her, then died in her arms at forty-nine after leaving a legacy that inspired generations of adventurers.

• Ei saw children carrying ice cream and learned that a kind uncle in Hanamizaka had given it to them.
• Ei found Ailin at his stall, and he told her he had fulfilled his dream and planned to stay in Inazuma.
• Ailin moved into Tenshukaku, became Ei’s pastry chef, trained the Shogunate Army, and guided adventurers and children.
• Ailin and Ei spent twenty-three years together while his stories inspired countless people to become adventurers.
• At forty-nine, Ailin’s old injuries caught up with him, and he told Ei that his mission was complete and his name would endure.
• Ei embraced Ailin as he died peacefully, and they said goodbye as friends.

Ei mourned the end of The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me and still wished to meet its unknown author. Later, she and Ellin destroyed Rifthounds attacking the Sacred Sakura Roots, then found the roots had released a horrifying memory of samurai killed in the calamity.

• Ei finished reading the novel's final chapter and told Yae Miko she was sad that her connection to its unknown author had ended.
• Yae Miko urged Ei to see the novel as having fulfilled its mission, while keeping Ellin's identity as its author secret.
• After a month, Ei told Ellin she had found Rifthound traces on Narukami Island, and Ellin agreed to help hunt them.
• Ei and Ellin found Rifthounds attacking the Sacred Sakura Roots and killed them, but discovered a large gash in the roots.
• The Sacred Sakura's glowing sap formed memories of over a hundred samurai killed during the calamity, with one dying samurai still alive in the scene.

Ellin and Ei encountered the memory of a wounded samurai from Inazuma’s calamity, whose devotion renewed Ei’s resolve to face the future. After reflecting on Makoto, Kitsune Saiguu, and the losses of that era, Ei chose to answer her people’s wishes and continued investigating the Rifthounds and damage to the Sacred Sakura.

• A wounded samurai urged Ellin to flee the monsters and vowed to protect Inazuma despite the Shogun and Kitsune Saiguu being missing.
• Ei arrived and reassured the samurai that the war was over and Inazuma was safe, and he thanked her before dissolving into white mist with the fallen.
• Ei told Ellin how Makoto died in Khaenri’ah and Kitsune Saiguu sacrificed herself to protect Inazuma.
• Ei explained that her recent travels and the people’s wishes had helped her stop clinging to the past and recognize the future they had fought to protect.
• Ei honored the warriors who had died for Inazuma, then left with Ellin to investigate the Rifthounds and the damage to the Sacred Sakura.

Ellin used her fused seven-element power to restore the Sacred Sakura Roots, then continued hunting Rifthounds with Ei. In Araumi, they met Gushan, an old tea master whose words about Ei's dreams and treasured memories left Ei reflective.

• Ellin discovered that her fused white light could reconstruct the damaged Sacred Sakura Roots and restored them.
• Ellin and Ei defeated Rifthounds attacking the roots in Araumi, and Ellin noticed Ei's body briefly stiffen during the fight.
• The ley lines revealed Gushan, a blind old tea master who recognized Ei's voice.
• Gushan explained that he had stayed behind because he trusted Ei and had no regrets after experiencing many beautiful things.
• Ei listened to Gushan recall how she had shared her dreams over tea, and she quietly agreed with his reflections.

Ei reunited with Gushan in Araumi and shared tea with him, with Ellin helping her cherish their brief time together. Gushan recalled choosing to stay behind during the calamity to welcome Ei with hot tea, then returned to the Ley Lines after bidding her farewell.

• Gushan hinted that he knew he was dead and comforted Ei by saying he had no regrets.
• Ellin produced a tea set and tea leaves so Ei could spend time with Gushan without leaving to fetch them.
• Gushan brewed tea in a clearing in Araumi, and Ei slowly savored it while cherishing their reunion.
• Gushan recalled refusing to flee during the calamity because he wanted to welcome Ei back with tea.
• Gushan said he had no regrets, bid farewell to Ei, and dissolved into white mist as he returned to the Ley Lines.

Ei and Ellin found the final pack of Rifthounds near the Sacred Sakura Roots, but Ei’s body stalled because she had disabled most of its functions while reconsidering her pursuit of eternity. Shogunate samurai emerged from the ley lines and pledged to protect Ei, reminding her of the hope they had once placed in her during Inazuma’s disaster; their faith left her ashamed.

• Ei and Ellin located thirteen powerful Rifthounds attacking the Sacred Sakura Roots in an underground space beneath Araumi.
• Ei froze again, then explained that she had restricted her body’s functions to keep the Puppet Shogun from acting on her old rules of eternity.
• Ellin offered to fight the Rifthounds herself, but sap from the damaged roots released white mist and brought several Shogunate samurai out of the ley lines.
• The samurai shielded Ei and told her that finding her again had restored their hope of surviving Inazuma’s disaster.
• Ei felt the samurai’s trust and resolve, turned away, and felt ashamed.

Ei and Ellin fought Rifthounds alongside samurai whose memories remained loyal to the Shogun, and their faith moved Ei to promise Inazuma a bright future. After the battle, Ei brought Ellin into Makoto’s realm of consciousness, where the Puppet Shogun asked whether Ei’s experiences had changed her thoughts on eternity.

• Ellin agreed to protect Ei while the samurai fought the Rifthounds, and she stepped in whenever they were in danger.
• After the Rifthounds were defeated, the samurai asked Ei and Ellin to return to Inazuma City while they held back further threats.
• Moved by the samurai’s faith, Ei promised to give Inazuma a bright future, and they renewed their pledge to the Shogun.
• Ei took Ellin to the hidden cave beneath the Grand Narukami Shrine and led her into Makoto’s realm of consciousness, where the Puppet Shogun also appeared.
• The Puppet Shogun asked Ei whether her travels through Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma had given her new thoughts on eternity.

Ei explained how her experiences in Mondstadt and Inazuma had changed her understanding of a god’s role and of eternity. She began describing Makoto’s belief that humanity’s dreams drove people forward, leaving her next answer unfinished.

• The Shogun told Ei she would accept a new eternity if Sky-Clearing approved it, and Ei invited the Shogun and Ellin to hear her answers.
• Ei said her journey to Mondstadt had taught her that a god’s purpose was to watch over people without governing them.
• Remembering Inazuma’s people expressing faith and hope in the Shogun, Ei realized that they needed her to watch over them as they moved forward.
• Ei acknowledged that grief over past losses had made her overlook the present and fail the people who had sacrificed themselves for Inazuma.
• Ei explained that Makoto saw eternity in humanity’s dreams: the longing for a better life that drove people to keep forming wishes.